THE CROCODILES. 



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The other Crocodile, which may attain the same size as the last, but is usually found smaller, 

 is the Marsh Crocodile.* which has also been called Crocodilus bombifrons. It is found in the 

 Ganges, and at Malabar, Madras, Ceylon, and in the Indus. Its snout is covered with numerous small 

 irregular prominences, and the space between the eyes is deeply concave. 



It is often called Alligator by European residents, but it is a true Crocodile. It is a ferocious 

 reptile, and is worshipped and kept by some religionists. Thus, about eight miles north of Karachi, 



CROCODILUS ACUTfS. 



in Sind, there are some hot springs which swarm with these " Muggars." They are tame, and know 

 their Fakir friends, who watch and feed them. 



A species of the genus inhabits Siam and Camboja, and is called the Siamese Muggar,t and has a 

 close resemblance to the Marsh Crocodile of India, the face being much larger, however, and not so 

 bumpy, but there is a small knot in front of the orbit. Another is an inhabitant of the rivers and 

 estuaries of Southern India, and has been called the Pondicherry Crocodile.^ 



* Crocod'duis palustris (Less.). + Croco>lilus siamensis (Schu.)- 



X Crocodilus pondichcrrianus (Gray). 



